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Our Web Tour, "Living Green," highlights ten websites that offer a wealth of information on composting, recycling, low energy lighting and many other earth-friendly activities. Not only can you save money, but you also will spare the planet: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/tour.htm

Personal computing columnist Larry Magid writes about the need for computer hardware makers to think different. He’s not referring to Apple, but to the imperative for the PC industry to develop low-energy products. With hundreds of millions of computers whirring away in homes and offices, their thirst for power threatens to drain us dry: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/larry.htm

On a lighter note, Elvis has certainly achieved immortality on the Net. There are over 230 sites devoted to this pop icon. This week’s CoolTool site is a search engine devoted to all things Presley: http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/cooltool.htm

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"Ten Things You Can Do on the Net This Week:" http://www.learnthenet.com/english/features/tenthings.htm

1. Discover the art of flyfishing: http://www.gorp.com/gorp/activity/fishing/skills/video.htm

2. Learn about symphonies: http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/index.html

3. Search for unclaimed assets: http://www.unclaimedassets.com/

4. Read about the greatest engineering feats: http://www.greatachievements.org/

5. Take a course in herbal medicine: http://www.barnesandnobleuniversity.com/Classroom/OfferingMenu/1,2666,25015_25159_,00.html

6. Build a solar oven: http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/soloven.htm

7. Hit a home run at the Babe Ruth museum: http://www.baberuthmuseum.com/

8. Fool your eyes with optical illusions: http://www.funkypages.com/hahaha.php?page=/illusions/index.php

9. Visit the 49th Venice Biennale of Art: http://www.labiennaledivenezia.net/index_gb.cfm

10. Explore the trade secrets of the chemical industry: http://www.pbs.org/tradesecrets/

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